The camera setup is hero3 silver on tower set at 720/60 and hero3 black on pole set at 720/120.

Be careful what you wish for. This is a 15 second video (instagram) of me surfing and messing around. Same setup as RJ above, only there was only RJ and Maddie and Jesse with me on this day, so no weight in the boat other than our custom sacs. I think taps was about 4, and speed about 11.

Nate, I thought the same thing a year ago. I didn't want to like surfing - had some friends who were into it and I said I'd stick to wakeboarding. Then I tried it a few times and when I could surf easily without the rope it was just way too fun. A feeling of freedom and endless possibilities. Now my wakeboards stay at home and I'm plumbing my boat for surfing only.

One thing that gives wakesurfing potential is that anyone can try it. That's why sports like basketball and football are so popular, anyone can go out and shoot some hoops or throw the football around after watching a game. Not everyone wants to go 20 mph and risk a face plant.

I had 3 adults on my boat last weekend and got them all to surf -- non of them would have gone near wakeboard.

Granted, the disadvantage is the setup you need: A decent sized v-drive wakeboat, tons of ballast...not something most people have access to. To overcome this, there would need to be a lot of wakesurf clubs and private rental options. Otherwise, wakesurfing will always be viewed as a sport for the privileged.